Travelogue: JB food trip
Didn't managed to blog this on time yesterday but nevertheless, a little update on my day trip to JB on Saturday with my Edwin, Kah Sheng and Yau on. Do not judge me when you see 3 guys coming along with me. I did seek permission from Boyfriend and he approved since he couldn't join us due to his in-house sports day which allowed him to book out on Saturday noon.
We met up at 8.30am which is really early at woodlands interchange. However Kah Sheng woke up late but reached a little later than us despite him leaving the house at 9.30am. HAH, the perks of having a PR passport where he scanned on both singapore and malaysia custom whereas the rest of us have to queue to get our passport chopped at Malaysia custom. And did I mention that the jam was mad crazy on a Saturday morning? Just saturday morning itself ):
Anyway, our first stop was to wonder to 文化街 (Jalan Tan Hiok Nee) and we tried asking the taxi driver to lead us there but from his google map, he exclaimed that it was within our vicinity which is right outside City Square area but when I went back home to do research, I realised that I gave him the wrong address (that was not what we wanted to go!). So anyway, we ventured around that area to look for food and stopped by this hawker centre which sells wonton mee and bak kuh teh. I wouldn't say that it is popular over here but the Wanton MEE here is also pretty good. The aunty does use a lot of sauce or gravy for her wanton mee exactly like the Singapore version. It can be a bit too wet for some but the star is the egg noodles. This wonton noodles can be a tad expensive (RM4.50)
It was a mad crazy food trip because we have been eating and eating for every 3-4 hours. Our dear Yau on who is never full and enough of food. When most of us KO and stopped eating, you can still see him being the last man standing. How I wish I have his big appetite!
Nothing much to explore outside City Square area so we decided to cab down to KSL for our second food trail. If you rally want to go for good and cheap food, please do not have your meals inside the KSL mall ( they are there to chop off your head!) Be a little more adventurous and walked out to the mall and explore the whole area. Their hawker food are more authentic than shopping mall resturant/ cafe.
Second stop at restoran multi mart 满地好 Kopitiam in Taman Century (near KSL City Mall) in Johor Bahru. Many commented that we should also try their Hainanese congee or porridge in this coffee shop.
Beside their Hainanese porridge, there are numeral food stalls that you can choose from. Without hesitation, we each ordered different food to lay it on the table.
The thick porridge gruel is nicely, naturally sweet and comes generously loaded with ingredients. It felt literary "homemade" where we don't hold back on ingredients :) The fresh pork comes in thin slices and also in minced form. Some customers like their pork sliced while others like it minced, so they decided to include both. The slices of liver were also nicely done. The finely chopped preserved vegetables add an INTERESTING savoury note to the porridge. For an additional egg, the whole bowl of congee costs RM5.
The rest were just an average dishes found in the hawker centre. For example, this Chee Kueh (RM1) taste like rubber.
This is crazy because Yau on went to order 4 servings of share and expect us to finish all the food but in the end, he was the one clearing every bit and pieces. Their roast pork and char siew.
Not forgetting with roasted chicken which added up tp RM25. You will never get this price in Singapore for 3 different kind of meats. Anyway, the chicken is so oily! It seems like the uncle loves to spam his sesame oil and soya sauce onto the meat.
YAY to mee hoon kway (RM4.50) Yau on's ordered this because he was craving for it while we are on the way to JB. I wouldn't say it is good but they are so generous with their ingredients. Look at the bowl filled with kway, pork minced meat, porkballs, ikan billis, shallot and vegetables.
This is our food! Second food trail and yes to our glutton us! We finished everything! Thanks to the 3 big appetite guys. HAHA
Address: Corner kopitiam at the JUNCTION of Jalan Harimau and Jalan Harimau Akar
This cup of chendol sold at the roadside which is a thumb down, RM2.50 for a whole cup of coconut milk. Very disgusting! We even threw it away when we drank only 1/5 of it.
Next up, to take a break for our tummy, we decided to catch a movie at KSL mall and we caught 'How to train your dragon 2.' I was so reluctant to watch at first as I know I would be falling asleep in between the show and guess what? I was so wide awake throughout the whole 1 hour and a half. Im not a cartoon person so its really surprising that I didn't complain about the movie show.
Anyway, after movie, we had our high tea session at Taiwan 小吃. Back to this when I first had it with boyfriend.
Simple gyoza which filled with pork and seafood ingredients.
The must try coffin bread from Taiwan which was so well recommended. Everyone will definitely buy this bread when they are in Taiwan. Oh dear, make me want to travel to Taipei for their street food so much.
There's with a choice of curry chicken and creamy chicken.
Hehehe, this bonsai plant flooded with black soil. Don't be deceive by it, its actually oreo ice cream. Lets see how creative they are in coming out with this dessert. I ordered this for picture purposes.
The happy 4 of us with non stop of eating! HAHA
Last stop for dinner: Taman sentosa
Dubbed as the best Malaysian hawker centre in Johor, Taman Seri Tebrau hawker centre is extremely popular with Singapore day tourists and the hawker centre has about four dozen stalls selling local delights from Penang fried kuay teow, yong tau foo, prawn mee, dumpling noodles, laksa, chicken rice to various BBQ seafood and more. Food is extremely cheap.
We took a 10 min walk from KSL City Mall to Restoran Mun for our dinner and decided to reward ourselves with a huge cup of sugar cane juice each! Awesome thirst quencher and at only SGD$1.50, our drinks surely is super value for money and it lasts till the end of the dinner without having to make additional orders.
Simple start up with Fuyong egg (RM10)
The Butter prawns was well executed! Big, meaty and succulent flesh that was so fresh that it was easily pulled out from it's shell. Despite it being fried, the meat was still juicy inside and the timing was grasped perfectly. In addition, the buttery fritters (crumbs) fried with curry leaves were so fragrant and addictive. (RM30)
The Sambal Stingray was disappointing. The stingray was fresh and cooked perfectly such that it was soft, tender and juicy inside. But I felt that the sambal chilli was the main reason for the let down. There are better ones in Singapore. (RM28)
The sweet and sour pork is not advisable to order although its only RM10
I felt that the Black Pepper version was bland. However, my friend disagreed. Guess he has a more delicate palate and the light seasoning allows him to enjoy the freshness of the seafood. I would preferred the Chilli version. Served on banana leaves, the Crayfish meat was succulent and moist despite it having been grilled. (RM30)
It was told that they sell affordable seafood but all of us felt like we were "chopped" terribly by the stall owner although they do weighed the seafood infront of us. But of course, the price here is way cheaper than Singapore and the food was promising, really worth trying it.
The most adventurous part was to walk from KSL to JB custom which we never thought that we will be doing it. Its neither part of our itinerary. Although it did digest some of my food but its killing me as the journey was unexpected long, 90 mins walk according to Ks's watch! However, along the way, I managed to capture the beautiful/ magnificent sun set. At least, there's a glimpse of light that I am looking forward to at the end of the trip. Moreover, we made it through and rested at Starbucks before heading back to Singapore.
Thanks guys for the spontaneous attitude. Hopefully more food trip to come before your enlistment.
Till then.
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